Or so it would seem from a fundraising email sent by Democrat Tarryl Clark to supporters today.

Clark likens GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack to Rep. Michele Bachmann – the lawmaker Clark lost to last year in her bid to represent Minnesota’s 6th district in Congress.

In the email, Clark accused Cravaack of doing nothing to create jobs in the 8th district, where Clark moved earlier this year as a first step toward trying to unseat Cravaack.

Here’s part of Clark’s pitch:

“Cravaack’s actions are no surprise. He’s been a supporter of Michele Bachmann’s agendas since he got to Congress, and creating more problems for seniors and families – never solving them – is a page right out of her book.”

“With Bachmann running for President it’s clear that Chip Cravaack has become her heir apparent in Congress.”

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Catharine Richert covers politics for MPR News, and writes PoliGraph, a fact-checking feature that gets behind the spin in Minnesota politics. She has also contributed to MPR’s coverage of the federal health care overhaul. Catharine joined the MPR newsroom in 2011 after finishing a master’s degree at the U of M’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Previously, Catharine worked for PolitiFact.com and Congressional Quarterly. She lives in Rochester with her husband and son.